Self-Help
- Author Lorrie Moore
- Narrator Jane Oppenheimer
- Publisher Blackstone Publishing
- Publish Date 28 May 2019
- Run Time 5 hours and 8 minutes
- Format Audio
- Genre Short stories.
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What to expect
In these tales of loss and pleasure, lovers and family, a woman learns to conduct an affair, a child of divorce dances with her mother, and a woman with a terminal illness contemplates her exit.
Filled with the sharp humor, emotional acuity, and joyful language Moore has become famous for, these nine glittering tales marked the introduction of an extravagantly gifted writer.
Critics Review
“Trenchant, funny tales…of the chronically out-of-sync relations between American men and women.”
“Fine, funny, and very moving pictures of contemporary life… [from] a writer of enormous talent.”
“Sharp, flicking, on-target…The work of a sorcerer’s apprentice. Moore casts a cruel, mischievous spell.”
“A funny, cohesive, and moving collection of stories.”
“Moore is so good at trapping each moment in perfect, precise detail, so masterful at cynicism and wryness that her moments of poignancy and sweetness catch us completely off guard.”
“Lorrie Moore’s razor-sharp collection of nine introspective, bitingly ironic short stories is complemented by Jane Oppenheimer’s contemplative, wryly humorous narration…Oppenheimer deftly endows the protagonists’ voices with more than a touch of dry humor. Her insightful narration…employs varied tones to differentiate multiple characters, adding nuance and making the interactions sound realistic. Winner of the AudioFile Earphones Award.”
| Author | Lorrie Moore |
|---|---|
| Narrator | Jane Oppenheimer |
| Duration | 5 hours and 8 minutes |
| Release Date | |
| ISBN | 9781982632137 |
| Format | Audiobook |
| Publisher | Blackstone Publishing |
| Genre | Short stories |
| Availability | AU, GB, IE, US |
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